West Concord, MA is a small town located in Middlesex County, with a population of just under 11,000 people. The local politics in West Concord are dominated by the Democratic Party, who hold the majority of elected offices within the town. Local candidates running for office often focus on issues such as improving public transportation, increasing access to affordable housing options, and promoting economic development initiatives. These are all important issues for the residents of West Concord, and continue to be priorities for both existing government officials and those running for office in upcoming elections.
The political climate in West Concord, MA is moderately liberal.
Middlesex County, MA is very liberal. In Middlesex County, MA 71.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.5% to 26.3%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Concord, MA is moderately liberal.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very liberal.
Massachusetts is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
West Concord, Massachusetts: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in West Concord, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28,616 contributions totaling $6,411,998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 812 contributions totaling $2,299,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,832 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)